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ArticleCirculation research2015

Cardiac Stem Cell Hybrids Enhance Myocardial Repair.

Pearl Quijada, Hazel T Salunga, Nirmala Hariharan, Jonathan D Cubillo, Farid G El-Sayed, Maryam Moshref, Kristin M Bala, Jacqueline M Emathinger, Andrea De La Torre, Lucia Ormachea and 3 more

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Article in Circulation research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pearl QuijadaFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Hazel T SalungaFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Nirmala HariharanFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Jonathan D CubilloFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Farid G El-SayedFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Maryam MoshrefFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Kristin M BalaFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Jacqueline M EmathingerFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Andrea De La TorreFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Lucia OrmacheaFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Roberto AlvarezFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Natalie A GudeFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.).
Mark A SussmanFrom the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA (P.Q., H.T.S., J.D.C., F.G.E.-S., M.M., K.M.B., J.M.E., A.D.L.T., L.O., R.A., N.A.G., M.A.S.); and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis (N.H.). heartman4ever@icloud.com.
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Funding

Surgery, Physiology and ImmunohistopathologyP01HL085577 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2006 to 2017
$18.4M
Regulation of Signal Transduction to Treat Heart FailureR01HL067245 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2001 to 2021
$6.0M
Stem Cell Signaling in the Pathologically Challenged MyocardiumR37HL091102 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2008 to 2017
$3.8M
Beta-adrenergic signaling: double edged sword of myocardial repairR01HL117163 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Antagonism of myocardial aging and senescence with Pim-1 kinaseR01HL105759 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Enhanced Myocardial Repair with CardioClusters and CardioChimerasR01HL122525 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
Cardioprotection by optimizing mTOR activityR01HL113647 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
Molecular Engineering of Damaged Myocardium To Enhance Regeneration And RepairR01HL113656 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2012 to 2013
$667k
Nuclear CaMKII Signaling in Cardiac Progenitor CellsF31HL117623 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI QUIJADA, PEARL JENNINE · 2013 to 2015
$44k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleDual cell transplantation of cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) after infarction improves myocardial repair and performance in large animal models relative to delivery of either cell population.

objectiveTo demonstrate that CardioChimeras (CCs) formed by fusion between CPCs and MSCs have enhanced reparative potential in a mouse model of myocardial infarction relative to individual stem cells or combined cell delivery. METHODS AND

resultsTwo distinct and clonally derived CCs, CC1 and CC2, were used for this study. CCs improved left ventricular anterior wall thickness at 4 weeks post injury, but only CC1 treatment preserved anterior wall thickness at 18 weeks. Ejection fraction was enhanced at 6 weeks in CCs, and functional improvements were maintained in CCs and CPC+MSC groups at 18 weeks. Infarct size was decreased in CCs, whereas CPC+MSC and CPC parent groups remained unchanged at 12 weeks. CCs exhibited increased persistence, engraftment, and expression of early commitment markers within the border zone relative to combinatorial and individual cell population-injected groups. CCs increased capillary density and preserved cardiomyocyte size in the infarcted regions suggesting CCs role in protective paracrine secretion.

conclusionsCCs merge the application of distinct cells into a single entity for cellular therapeutic intervention in the progression of heart failure. CCs are a novel cell therapy that improves on combinatorial cell approaches to support myocardial regeneration.

Indexed as

Mesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRegenerationTransplantation ChimeraAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnterior Wall Myocardial InfarctionBiomarkersCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SizeCell SurvivalCoculture TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGraft SurvivalHeart VentriclesBiomarkerscell fusionmesenchymal stromal cellsmyocardial infarctionmyocytes, cardiacstem cells

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PMID26228030
PMCPMC4583815
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